Talent Strategy Lead for AI-Driven Transformation

Accenture in South Africa; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in South Africa is seeking a Manager in the People & Organisation practice to drive Talent Reinvention initiatives, focusing on HR transformation, operating model design, and learning programs. The role combines leading client engagements with strategic advisory across senior stakeholders.

You will shape and deliver targeted solutions, leverage AI-enabled capabilities, and foster strong client relationships while guiding junior teams and collaborating across the practice to ensure

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in talent, human capital, organisational design, or change and learning with client-facing or consulting exposure.
• Experience managing workstreams or project components in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Demonstrated ability to produce polished client-ready deliverables and present findings with confidence to senior audiences.
• Exposure to AI, digital transformation, or future-of-work agendas is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day client engagements on assigned workstreams, serving as a key point of contact for senior client stakeholders.
• Plan and contribute to client workshops, discovery sessions, and working group meetings translating insights into structured recommendations.
• Prepare and present client-ready outputs including frameworks, diagnostic findings, design options, and implementation roadmaps.
• Support Senior Managers and Directors in managing overall engagement delivery, contributing to quality assurance and milestone tracking.
• Build rapport and credibility with mid-to-senior client stakeholders, laying the groundwork for long-term advisory relationships.

Skills

Client presence

Structured thinker

Strong communication

Delivery-focused

EQ & adaptability

Team collaboration

Tools

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

Accenture in South Africa is seeking a Manager in the People & Organisation practice to drive Talent Reinvention initiatives, focusing on HR transformation, operating model design, and learning programs. The role combines leading client engagements with strategic advisory across senior stakeholders.

You will shape and deliver targeted solutions, leverage AI-enabled capabilities, and foster strong client relationships while guiding junior teams and collaborating across the practice to ensure